whalley abbey walk

Hi Guys and Girlies,
What a beautifull sunny weekend its been, so myself and Baz made the most of it.
No not gardening but getting out and about, a bit of walking to make us feel better and enjoying the lovely weather.
Yesterday we had Baz`s granson Deacon 8months old, went for a walk along the prom and stanley park near us in blackpool, we had a great day and will be having him monday to as the other two grankids are with there grannny at her caravan in morecombe so we decided to spend time with Deacon and give mum and dad a break.
Anyway today just myself and Baz, we went to whalley abbey near clitheroe, its a beautifull village and the ruins of the abbey and lovely house where now they do weddings etc, we could only do the grounds today as there was a wedding due to arrive while we were there.
The woodlands and along the river were covered in wild garlic the scent was amazing , thats if you love the smell of garlic which i do, infact thats all you could smell even in the car around whalley village.
So we walked around the ruins and lovely gardens which are kept very neat and tidy and sat there and ate our lunch, it was so hot and sunny and the silence was , well just so peacefull.
I wish i had taken a trowel lol to get some wild garlic, im sure they wouldnt have missed any, thousands of them all over the grass virges and borders and woodlands.
So here is a few photosi took while there to show you, we will defernatly go walking around there again

I hope we get to see inside the house next time where they do the weddings and think you can stay there to, even the tea rooms where closed today due to the wedding but still enjoyed the grounds and ruins.
Hope you have enjoyed your weekend to, thanx for looking :o)))

Comments

What a great photo of you San! You look really well and so healthy and fit! Lovely to see!

I have very fond memories of Clitheroe, as I had a good friend from there many years ago, and he was one of those friends who'd let you stay with his parents and introduce you to real Ales, and take you to see Canal locks etc...ah, good times! I haven't been to this abbey, but it's beautiful..what a lovely p,ace for a walk!

cheers cinders, its a lovely place, we hadnt been before or even heard of it, found it on the lancashire site on internet, sunshine made it even more special :o))xx

Thanx karen, i feel great at the moment and like you i put it down to pure sunshine and fresh air, works wonders, nice to get back into some walking to,
glad this brought back som ehappy memories for you and clitheroe, its a fab area with the river and woodlands, molly would love it to :o)) xx

Hi Dee its not easy when our men dont like gardening and open gardens, but if its an old ruin or house, or castle Baz isnt to bad cause he quite likes looking at old buildings, so we both get something we like, dont normally like my pic being taken but this one isnt to bad, not close enough to see the lines or double chin haha

thankyou Sheila, its a lovely place and will defernatly go again and take a picnic, must get a flask i keep forgetting haha
glad you have had nice weather to and enjoyed supper in your garden, even better :o))

Many thanks for sharing your day out with us. What a really lovely place to visit and you had the perfect day weatherwise for a change!!
Shame you missed out on the tea room but maybe you caught a glimpse of the wedding instead!

thanx wildrose, yes we saw the guests and bride arriving at the wedding all looking lovely as they do :o)

Thankyou michaella and yes thats Baz looking at the pond, he really enjoyed it all :o))

cheers Neena havent enjoyed myself so much in ages, the wild garlic scent was devine, i must get some, been reading up on best ways to use it in cooking :o))

Diane it is a viaduct, massive to, we wondered how long it would have taken to build that, Baz said they are hollow inside each tower of brickwork, but stretched a long way to, wonderfull workmanship :o))

Rogi we arent sure of the name of it, would have to google it :o)

thankyou Linda and Pam for your nice comments, nice to get out again and feel well :o))

Cheers Holly and BA, lovely day out.
BA, wish i did look younger each year haha, look forward to your liverpool blog to :o))

Les,,, glad you enjoyed some sun to and got stuck into your garden, we wouldnt normally go out on a bank holiday but surprisingly enough it wasnt busy where we went, saw lots of trafic comming into Blackpool on our way out though :o))

Lovely walks round Whalley Abbey and environs and a lovely day to enjoy it. Did you make any sketches or take your paints? Last time we visited the tearoom was closed as well but there are places in the village/town. Glad you enjoyed your day.

hope so Linda ;o))
thanx TB, i didnt do any sketches or painting as i was with OH and its not his thing, but took plenty of photos if i want to paint something from there.
The village is lovely and like you the tearooms were closed because of a wedding that day, but still enjoyed it very much :o))

I think we have been there,San,many years ago,when we used to stay with friends in Blackburn..A Christmas Fayre,I seem to remember..You are looking so well,and glad you had a lovely day out..Is Whalley the place where there is a stream or river,running through the middle of the village? I might be thinking of another one in the area..